AM Nukes Roundup – August 7 – Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons

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North Korea marks Hiroshima atomic bombing anniversary with missile test

PEACE & SECURITY | AM NUKES ROUNDUP News, Analysis & Resources View in browser  August 7, 2026 TOP SIX Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons Mari Yamaguchi, AP News - August 6   North Korea marks Hiroshima atomic bombing anniversary with missile test Jesse Johnson, Japan Times - August 6   Golden Dome’s New Space Interceptors Could Revive a Reagan-Era Vision Alice Gibbs, Newsweek - August 6   Editorial Board: 81 yrs since Hiroshima A-bomb, can a world freed of nuclear weapons be realized? EDITORIAL: Mainichi - August 6   Renata Hessmann Dalaqua, Rebecca Davis Gibbons: Before the next nuclear crisis, listen to those who lived through the last one OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - August 6   Robert Dodge: 81 Years on the Brink of Nuclear Annihilation OPINION: Common Dreams - August 6   PEACE & SECURITY EDITORIAL CALENDAR August 8: Anniversary of "Fire and Fury" (2017) August 9: Anniversary of Nagasaki bombing (1945) August 11: Anniversary of Reagan's live mic joke on using a nuclear weapon (1983) August 15: Anniversary of Japan's surrender (1945) August 21: Anniversary of the first ICBM (1957) August 24: Anniversary of France's first thermonuclear weapons test (1968) Click here for our editorial calendar >> AMPLIFY THIS POST NEWS CLIPS US NUCLEAR   Report: Pentagon Updates U.S. Nuclear Strategy to Address War with China and Russia John Hayward, Breitbart - August 6   US MISSLE DEFENSE   Golden Dome’s New Space Interceptors Could Revive a Reagan-Era Vision Alice Gibbs, Newsweek - August 6   KOREA   North Korea marks Hiroshima atomic bombing anniversary with missile test Jesse Johnson, Japan Times - August 6   North Korea conducts ballistic missile test days before US and South Korea begin drills Hyung-jin Kim, AP News - August 6   Study: Almost 1 in 3 North Korean Refugees from Area near Nuclear Test Site Carry Genetic Mutations Frances Martel, Breitbart - August 6   IRAN   Gen Keane questions whether Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar can be trusted in Iran talks Efrat Lachter, Fox News - August 6   Lt. Gen. Kellogg to Newsmax: Iran Nuclear Issue Still Unresolved Newsmax - August 6   ASIA-PACIFIC   Japan’s Takaichi stops short of clear pledge to maintain non-nuclear principles Kyodo - August 6   Nuclear arms makers draw 30% more financing as geopolitical risks rise Ryoma Kashiwagi, Eiki Ono, Nikkei Asia - August 6   Hiroshima warns of ‘third’ nuclear catastrophe on 81st anniversary Asahi Shimbun - August 6   Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons Mari Yamaguchi, AP News - August 6   INTERNATIONAL   The atomic bomb, a world-changing invention, inflicted suffering and launched the nuclear age Michael Weissenstein, AP News - August 6   OPINION & COMMENTARY Daniel Poneman: Critics of the U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Have It Exactly Wrong OPINION: New York Times - August 6   Koji Sonoda: A-bomb scientist Franck, critical of its use, leaves enduring legacy OPINION: Asahi Shimbun - August 6   Editorial Board: 81 yrs since Hiroshima A-bomb, can a world freed of nuclear weapons be realized? EDITORIAL: Mainichi - August 6   Renata Hessmann Dalaqua, Rebecca Davis Gibbons: Before the next nuclear crisis, listen to those who lived through the last one OPINION: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - August 6   Alex Alfirraz Scheers: How nukes made the world safer OPINION: The Spectator - August 6   Michael Rühle: U.S. Extended Nuclear Deterrence: A Guide for the Perplexed OPINION: RealClearDefense - August 6   Lawrence Wittner: The Rulers of the Nuclear Powers Are Slow Learners OPINION: Common Dreams - August 6   Art Laffin: Nuclear Abolition Is Possible, and We Must Act to Make It a Reality OPINION: Common Dreams - August 6   Robert Dodge: 81 Years on the Brink of Nuclear Annihilation OPINION: Common Dreams - August 6   Eric Ross: The Genocidal Weapon and the Nuclear Exception OPINION: Common Dreams - August 6   Mel Gurtov: A Bad Deal with Saudi Arabia OPINION: Counterpunch - August 6   Matthew Fuhrmann: Does Latent Nuclear Deterrence Really Work? OPINION: War on the Rocks - August 6   Email forwarded by a friend? Sign up for the AM Nukes Roundup Get in touch with ReThink's Peace & Security Team COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTISE & CAPACITY, GROUNDED IN MOVEMENT BUILDING 2443 Fillmore Street, PMB 380-7140, San Francisco, CA 94115   This newsletter is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an endorsement or statement of approval of all articles included.

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